Improvement in shirts



G. D. EIGHMIE.

SHIRTS.

Patented Feb. 8, .1875.

MPETERS, PHOTQ-LJTHDGHAPNER. WASHINGTON, l)v CV y bosom all around.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcEo l GEORGE D. EIGEME, oE PoUGEKEEPsIE, NEW YORK,

IMPROVEMENT IN SHIRTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 173,275, dated February 8, 1876; application filed January 18, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, GEORGE D. EIGHMIE, of Poughkeepsie, in the county of'lDutchess and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shirts; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact v`description' of the same, reference being had ,to the accompanying drawing forming a part of' this specification, in which the iigure is a front view.

This invention relates to certain improvements in shirts designed to obviate the breaking and rumpling of the bosom produced by the bending of the body and the girding of the Suspenders. It consists in a bosom or front attached to the shirt aboutv an inch from the edge, so as to leavea loose edge all around7 beneath whichtl'le Suspenders pass when benyding forward. The upper part of the bosomis attached to the neck-band below the yokeband, so that the pressure of the Suspenders on the shoulders does not cause the top of the bosom to bend or rumple.

In the drawing', A represents the shirtbosom, of an inverted pear shape, attached to A the body B by a continuous line of stitching,

a, about one inchmore or less, from the edge, so as to leave a'Y loose free edge, C, to the A This edge allows the susponders to slide under the same when the wearer is stoopinig or his shoulders bent around from sitting in a chair, and prevents the puckering and rumpling at the bosom. -The neckl band E I make very narrow in front, and, in-

tion of the bosom D is drawn inwardly and attached to the neekband at C at a point below the yoke-band d. The object of this arrangement is to prevent the bending of the upper corners by the Suspenders. When the upper portion of the bosom is attached to the yoke-band, the stift' bosom being connected directly with the yoke-band seam, upon which the suspender bears, the pressure and rubbing f action of the latter soon breaks and rumples the upper corners ot' the bosom, which diiculty is obviated by the arrangement before described.

I am aware of' the patent to J. G.`Dunham, dated May 25,1875, and fullyv disclaim the same. In this case the whole bosom is loose, except the upper half of the central row of plaiting, but this allows too much freedom ot' motion for the bosom, and, unless very stify starched, after a little wear it soon becomes displaced and works up. In this case, also, the upper part of the bosom is attached to the yoke-band, and open to the objection consequent upon this arrangement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is A shirt consisting of the combination, with the body B and the collar-band E, of the bosom GEo. D. EIGEMIE.

Witnesses:

SoLoN C. KEMON, CEAS. A. PETTIT. 

